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Index
Cover
Title
Contents
Introduction: News Come from Down the Mountain
Chapter I. The Calling
The Appalachian Witch or Conjure Person
Witch Doctors & Charm Doctors
Water Witches & Dowsers
Wart Doctors
Granny Women or Granny Midwives
Yarb Doctors
Burn Whisperers
Blood Stoppers
Chapter II. Mountain Medicine
The Landscape
The Roots of Appalachian Medicine
Folk Medical Knowledge
The Tonic Tradition
Chapter III. The Yarbs: Occult Uses of Appalachian Herbs
Asafoetida
Cayenne Pepper
Ginseng
Goldenrod
Blackberry
Jimsonweed, Datura
Mayapple or American Mandrake
Sassafras
Horse Nettle
Mugwort
Mullein
Onion
Rhododendron
Peach
Persimmon
Poke
Rabbit Tobacco
Chapter IV. The Workings: Charms & Curses
Materia Magica
Protection from Evil
Breaking Curses
Witchballs
SATOR ROTAS Square
ABRACADABRA Charm
Witch Bottles
Healing Charms
Love Workings
Ghosts & Spirits
Animalia
Chapter V. Seasonal Lore & Mountain Astrology
Lore for All Seasons
Planting by the Signs with Mountain Astrology
Astrological Lore
Some Final Words
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Dedication
Copyright
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